Charles Ponder

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Charles Ponder, 91, of San Angelo, formerly of San Augustine, passed away Thursday, May 10 at Lyndale San Angelo, an assisted living facility.

Services will be Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10:00am at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, TX. Family visitation will be Friday, May 18, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Charles was born on July 2,1926 to Berry and Lillie (Epps) Ponder. He was the youngest of seven children. A veteran of World War II, his last posting was at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. While San Antonio he met and married Luvera Roach. He was employed by Gulf Oil for thirty-two years in both San Antonio and Austin. Retiring in 1984, Charles and Luvera moved to his family home near San Augustine. He served as Board President of Bland Lake Rural Water (now San Augustine Rural Water) and served as Secretary/Treasurer of Antioch Cemetery. He loved to read the Bible, sing, garden, play 42, and walk in the woods. In addition, Charles was also a member of the San Augustine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9313.

Charles was a member of the Church of Christ and served as an elder at congregations in San Antonio and Austin. After moving back to Bland Lake, he was a member of Antioch Church of Christ.

Charles is survived by two daughters, Glenda Kinney and husband Kendall of Sweetwater, TX and Rebecca Mahon and husband Monte of San Angelo, TX; one son, Roy Ponder and wife Gina of San Angelo, TX; grandchildren, Jennie Monroe and husband Ben of Sweetwater, TX; Robin Smith and husband Ryan of San Angelo, TX; Wade Mahon and wife Kaci of Keller, TX; Ryan Mahon of Midland, TX; Chad Mahon of San Angelo, TX; Julie Hamil and husband Reed of San Angelo, TX; Gregory Ponder of Perryton, TX; and Kayla Ponder of San Angelo, TX; Four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, May 23, 2018, page 8

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He is shown on FindAGrave as a son of William Farrar PONDER and Angeline M ROBERTS, who also have memorials.

Berry married Lillie Eppes on 24 Dec 1913 in San Augustine County, Texas. Lillie was born on 27 May 1891 in Texas; died on 28 May 1932 in Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Antioch Cemetery (Caucasian), San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FindAGrave notes that "Lillie was the daughter of James C. Eppes 1856 ? 1933
and Sarah Hattie (Frances) Baggett 1866 ? 1937.

Lillie Eppes married Berry Ponder on Dec. 24, 1913 in San Augustine Co, TX. They eight children: Melvin Perry Ponder, Mary Lee Ponder Wilkerson, Jesse Berry Ponder,Opal Ponder Thompson McBride, Frank Porcher Ponder, Winifred "Winnie " Ponder Nance,and Charles R. Ponder. "